Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 7140
(formerly typ/5026)

	Ὅταν ἐμῶν εἰς πέλαγος πονηρῶν ἔργων βλέψω
	<ἀλλ'> ἄβυσσος χρηστότητος τῆς σῆς ψυχαγωγεῖ με.

Title(s)	Niceph. Uranus, Alphabetum (vv. 43, 45)
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 199
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Nikephoros Ouranos (10th c. - 11th c.) - PMBZ: 27771: "Personenkennziffer: 25617"
Metre(s)	Decapentasyllable
Tag(s)	Death Miniature Repentance
Translation(s)	Whenever I look into the sea of my evil deeds, (...) but the depth of your goodness encourages me. Language English Source(s) C. Cocola 2022, A repentant sinner: representing the self in Nikephoros Ouranos’ catanyctic alphabet, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 46(2), 176-195: 183 Whenever I cast eyes upon the sea of my transgressions The infiniteness of your mercy, O God, gives me succor. Language English Source(s) G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 97 Wenn ich auf das Meer meiner schlechten Taten blicke – doch tröstet mich deine abgrundtiefe Güte. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 199
Comment	These verses belong to a parainetic poem by Nicephorus Uranus ('Alphabet', vv. 43, 45).
Bibliography	Primary C. Cocola 2022, A repentant sinner: representing the self in Nikephoros Ouranos’ catanyctic alphabet, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, 46(2), 176-195: 183 G. Parpulov 2010, Psalters and Personal Piety in Byzantium, in P. Magdalino, R. Nelson (eds.), The Old Testament in Byzantium, Washington DC, 77-105: 96-97
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[26616] (...) ἐμ(ῶν) εἰς πέλαγο(ς) πονηρῶν ἔργων βλέψ(ω) [1101-1150] ATHOS - Mone Dionysiou 65 [1101-1150] (f. 11v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR18
Permalink	https://dbbe.ugent.be/types/7140

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